25 June 2015 Mr WALSH (Murray Plains) – The adjournment matter I raise is for the Minister for Education. It refers to the proposed Echuca schools regeneration project which will bring together Echuca Specialist School Echuca South Primary School and Echuca West Primary School on a single site. I ask the minister to receive a deputation from…
Details24 June 2015 Mr WALSH (Murray Plains) – I rise to make a contribution on the matter of public importance proposed in my name. It is disappointing that The Nationals have to raise this matter of public importance. Leading up to the last election the Premier then the Leader of the Opposition constantly talked about the fact…
Details24 June 2015 Second reading Mr WALSH (Murray Plains) – I join the debate on the sale of the port lease bill. It is intriguing to follow a comrade in the Minister for Ports. He is such an intellectual giant when it comes to commercial experience. To think that he could lecture people about commercial experience and…
Details23 June 2015 Mr WALSH (Murray Plains) – (Question 324) My question is to the Minister for Mental Health. The Swan Hill Rural City Council and the Swan Hill community have been advised by the Department of Health and Human Services that the Swan Hill generalist youth health counsellor position will cease at 30 June 2015. Given that the…
Details10 June 2015 Mr WALSH (Murray Plains) – I rise to join the grievance debate. I grieve for all Victorians but I particularly grieve for country Victorians. I grieve because we have a dysfunctional government that is only interested in infighting in factional deals in rewarding factional mates and in being given its marching orders by its…
Details10 June 2015 Mr WALSH (Murray Plains) – I rise also to speak on the condolence motion for John Hamilton Simpson. I congratulate the current member for Niddrie for doing such a great job in his contribution on a previous member for Niddrie. We always learn more about members who we do not know personally when we…
Details9 June 2015 Mr WALSH (Murray Plains) – I also join the condolence motion for Joan Kirner. A lot has been said about her career and a lot more will be said before this condolence motion has concluded but the thing I find intriguing in Joan’s biography is that her occupation is listed as ‘parent activist’. I…
DetailsMr WALSH (Murray Plains) -1 rise to lead the debate for the coalition on the Regional DevelopmentVictoria Amendment (Jobs and Infrastructure) Bill 2015. When you think about regional development often youthink about decentralisation one of the words that used to be used in this area. It has been talked about for decadesin Victoria. You can…
Details07 May 2015 WALSH (Murray Plains) – I listened with interest to the contribution of the member for Ivanhoe. For four years he banged on about the Heidelberg West police station but today he made not one comment about it. From my recollection it is not funded in the budget. Obviously he is a lion in opposition…
Details15 April 2015 Mr WALSH (Murray Plains) – I rise to continue the debate on the National Parks Amendment (Prohibiting Cattle Grazing) Bill 2015. Before we broke for question time I was talking about the fact that having great national parks in the high country and along the Murray River is a credit to all those previous…
Details15 April 2015 Mr WALSH (Murray Plains) – (Question 148) My constituency question is for the Minister for Public Transport and is on behalf of Kevin Simpson of Echuca and other constituents who use the V/Line service to connect with Bendigo and Melbourne. Will the minister commit to delivering the planned upgrades for the Echuca rail line…
Details15 April 2015 I rise to lead the debate for the coalition on the Domestic Animals Amendment Bill 2015. The purpose of this bill is to introduce a moratorium on the destruction of restricted breed dogs in certain circumstances. The bill will put that moratorium in place until 30 September 2016 while a joint investigatory committee…
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